Superman Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Action Comics (1938 DC) 396 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4429895007

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Super-Panhandler of Metropolis!", script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Twenty years in the future, Superman had lost most of his powers and is living on the streets of Metropolis, where scientific advances have rendered him useless. Two-page 1971 preview for Superman books includes Jimmy Olsen & the Newsboy Legion by Jack Kirby, Rose & Thorn in Lois Lane, Supergirl in Adventure Comics, World's Finest with Flash, Robin, and Green Lantern. Tales of the Fortress back-up, "The Invaders from Nowhere!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Aliens from a microscopic world inside Superman's Fortress kidnap him and force him to use his powers to rejuvenate their world. One-page profile of Leo Dorfman, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. 336 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 399 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4429895010

Cover pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano. "Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman is brought to the 24th century with other heroes from the past as part of a future history lesson, but he learns that he may really be the second duplicate Superman created after the first one from Krypton, died; Appearances by George Custer, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington. Untold Story of Superman's Childhood back-up, "Superbaby's Lost World!", script by Leo Dorfman (as Geoff Brown), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; The Kents' happy day at an amusement park is disrupted when two jewel thieves stumble on super-powered baby Clark. Letter to the editor from comics writer Martin Pasko. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 401 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: See item notes

Chipping to lower back side corner bracket.

Label #4429895011

Cover pencils by Carmine Infantino and Curt Swan (corrections on Superman figure), inks by Murphy Anderson. "Invaders Go Home," script by Leo Dorfman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman is captured by the Navarro Indians. "The Boy Who Begged to Die!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman must decide between the life on one orphan or the lives of an entire town. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 415 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429895016

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Meet the Metropolis Monster!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman brings a male humanoid back to life after he has been attacked by a Frankenstein-like monster, only to learn that he has made a terrible mistake in doing so. "Fill My Grave With Money!", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Metamorpho helps out a man who has voluntarily trapped himself within a mine Simon Stagg has shut down, and who is transformed into a monster as a result. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 416 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429895017

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Superman, You Scare Me to Death!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Superman encounters a crippled girl named Christy whom he terrifies, but who likes Clark Kents company; As a child, she formed a psychic link with a doll, and when the dolls legs were broken in a fire from which Superboy once rescued her, she psychically lost mobility in her own legs and developed a phobia of Superman. "Oh Pity, Where Is Thy Sting?", script by Bob Haney, art by John Calnan; Unable to convince Sapphire to marry him due to an astrological forecast, Metamorpho runs off to join the circus, and helps them keep from folding by putting on an act for the president and the premier of China. Letter to the editor from comics writer David (Dave) Michelinie. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 420 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429895018

Cover by Nick Cardy. Towbee the Minstrel of Space in "The Made-to-Order Menace!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; A space-travelling bard who has the power to create what he sings about comes to Earth and creates a super-menace for Superman to battle. "The King of the Jungle Contract!", script by Len Wein, art by Dick Giordano; Christopher Chance is hired by famous hunter Gunther King, who believes that his rival Ernest Holoway is trying to kill him; The Human Target travels around disguised as King on safari in Kenya, dealing with traps that have been set for him; After fighting a lion and a buffalo, he gets into a gunfight with the hidden Holoway. Letter to the editor from comics writer David (Dave) Micheline. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 425 CGC 5.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429895022

Cover by Nick Cardy. "The Last Moa on Earth!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Frank Giacoia; The hunter Jon Halaway shoots the last of the moa birds and is guilt-ridden by this; Eventually he finds a moa egg and returns to Metropolis; The moa hatches and has gained super-powers. "13 Old Men Who Run the World!" starring the Atom, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Mike Esposito and Frank Giacoia (as Phil Zupa); Jean Loring is defending Dr. Selzheim in a case where he is framed by a mafia boss for stealing gold bullion. "The Short-Walk-to-Disaster Contract!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Neal Adams, inks by Dick Giordano; Human Target is hired by his servant Luigi to pose as Luigi's cousin Antonio; He is a circus artist, and his act has been sabotaged a couple of times. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 428 CGC 6.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4429895023

Cover pencils by Nick Cardy, inks by Nick Cardy and Murphy Anderson (Superman poster only). "Whatever Happened to Superman?", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson; Lex Luthor puts a satellite into orbit that causes everyone to believe Superman has vanished for the last ten years. "The Plot to Kill Black Canary!", script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Dick Giordano; Green Arrow commits Black Canary to be the spokesman for a motorcycle company; While doing a display of the motorcycle at a car show, two thugs try to kill Black Canary. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 439 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429895024

Cover by Nick Cardy. "Too Big To Live!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; The spaceman Carnox was caught on Earth 1 million years ago and is revived in the present; He has got a decease that can be cured by Captain Strong's sauncha plants. "Danger In Two Dimensions!", script by Martin Pasko, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Tex Blaisdell; Professor Myles Adrian has gained the power to shrink to 2 dimensions, but is dying by it. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Action Comics (1938 DC) 686N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4464236002

First Printing. Newsstand Edition. Part 6 of the 8-part 'Funeral for a Friend,' continued from Adventures of Superman (1939) #499. In "Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?", Supergirl opens Superman's tomb - to find it empty...his body stolen! Continued in Superman The Man of Steel (1991) #21. Written by Roger Stern, with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. Cover by Guice. 36 pages, Full Color, $1.25. Cover price $1.25.

Action Comics (1978 Whitman) 482 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Whitman Variant.

Label #4478815001

Whitman edition Cover price $0.35.

All Star Superman Special Edition (2013) 1A.N CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4412555004

Standard Cover. Newsstand Edition. Free comic book from DC and Sears released in conjunction with the Man of Steel Movie. Cover art by Frank Quitely. Reprints All Star Superman #1 by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely. Full color, 24 pages. NOTE: May or may not be polybagged with Sears insert.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 1 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4040770005

Superman and the Flash find themselves on opposite sides when they become "super bounty hunters" in "Chase to the End of Time." Script by Martin Pasko and art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Dan Adkins. Cover price $0.35.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 29 CGC 9.2 SS Starlin

Paper: White

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Signed by Jim Starlin on 08/29/2010.

Label #1000643008

The Spectre intervenes when Superman bursts the very bonds of infinity in his search for Supergirl in "Where No Superman Has Gone Before." Continued from the previous issue. Script by Len Wein, art by Jim Starlin & Romeo Tanghal. Plus: the back-up tale that answers the question "Whatever Happened to Dr. Mid-Nite?" Script by Bob Rozakis, art by Alex Saviuk & Joe Giella. Cover by Starlin. Cover price $0.50.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 49D CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4277527010

Direct Edition. DC Comics Presents: Superman and SHAZAM! - Written by Roy Thomas and Paul Kuppergerg. Art by Rich Buckler and John Calnan. Can even the combined power of Superman and Captain Marvel stand up to the awesome might of Black Adam?! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.60.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 87 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #3903215025

Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. Zapped by an alien ray, Superman hops dimensions and teams up with Superboy-Prime to battle Polarians on Earth-Prime in the 24-page "Year of the Comet." Continued in Adventures of Superman (1939) #414. Script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Curt Swan & Al Williamson. Plus: the 16-page "Origin of Superboy-Prime" by Maggin, Swan & Williamson. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $1.25.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 87 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4349694009

Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. Zapped by an alien ray, Superman hops dimensions and teams up with Superboy-Prime to battle Polarians on Earth-Prime in the 24-page "Year of the Comet." Continued in Adventures of Superman (1939) #414. Script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Curt Swan & Al Williamson. Plus: the 16-page "Origin of Superboy-Prime" by Maggin, Swan & Williamson. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $1.25.

DC Comics Presents (1978 DC) 87 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4424337003

Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. Zapped by an alien ray, Superman hops dimensions and teams up with Superboy-Prime to battle Polarians on Earth-Prime in the 24-page "Year of the Comet." Continued in Adventures of Superman (1939) #414. Script by Elliot S! Maggin, art by Curt Swan & Al Williamson. Plus: the 16-page "Origin of Superboy-Prime" by Maggin, Swan & Williamson. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Cover price $1.25.

Heroes in Crisis (2018 DC) 1D CGC 9.8 Mattina 1:200 Variant

Paper: White

Mattina Variant Cover.

Label #4490253012

Limited 1 for 200 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Tom King. Art by Clay Mann. Cover by Francesco Mattina. There's a new kind of crisis threatening the heroes of the DC Universe, ripped from real-world headlines by C.I.A.-operative-turned-comics-writer Tom King: How does a superhero handle PTSD? Welcome to Sanctuary, an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes who've been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. But something goes inexplicably wrong when many patients wind up dead, with two well-known operators as the prime suspects: Harley Quinn and Booster Gold! It's up to the DC Trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman to investigate-but can they get the job done in the face of overwhelming opposition? 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Man of Steel (1986) 6 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #1497247023

Published just a few months after Crisis on Infinite Earths, John Byrne's The Man of Steel updated the saga of Superman for modern audiences, changing certain aspects of the character in the process. Here we see that Clark Kent's parents are alive and well in Smallville (originally they had died shortly after Clark's graduation from high school), and Clark's childhood sweetheart Lana Lang is back in town. Clark learns that he is the sole survivor of Krypton (thus erasing Supergirl and others from continuity), but swears his allegiance to Earth. Written and drawn by John Byrne, with inks by Dick Giordano. Cover price $0.75.

Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) 230 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4478815006

Cover art by Mike Grell. The Creature Who Conned the Legion, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by James Sherman, inks by Jack Abel; On the planet Remor, Sden tricks the Legion into finding the Crystal of Catastrophe. The Day Bouncing Boy Bounced Back, script by Paul Levitz, pencils by Michael Netzer [as Mike Nasser], inks by Jack Abel; Bouncing Boy accidentally reactivates his power while on guard duty. Swamp Thing From the Beginning article by Jenette Kahn. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.35.

Supergirl (1982 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4444632021

Supergirl as Linda Danvers moves to Chicago to begin a new life as a student at Lake Shore University. She gets a new home there and makes new friends and also meets a new villain in "A Very Strange and Special Girl." Script by Paul Kupperberg and art by Carmine Infantino & Bob Oksner. Issue also includes a preview of Masters of the Universe in which He-Man teams up with Superman to deal with a new threat in "Fate is the Killer." Script by Paul Kupperberg and art by Curt Swan & Dave Hunt. Cover price $0.60.

Supergirl (2016) 33RECALL.B CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Recalled Edition/Variant Cover.

Label #4491882015

Recalled edition. Cover price $3.99.

Supergirl (2016) 34B CGC 9.8 Chew Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #4254023008

Written by Marc Andreyko. Art by Eduardo Pansica and Julio Ferreira. Cover by Derrick Chew. After months on the outer edges of the universe, Supergirl is back on Earth! But things are not as she left them-her adoptive parents have disappeared without a trace, Leviathan's plans are in motion and a Brainiac lurks in the shadows with its sights set on Kara! Oh, and what about that grave? The truth of who is in it will shake Supergirl to her very core! 32 pages. full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75D CGC 9.8 SS Dan Jurgens Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Signed By Dan Jurgens on 3/24/14.

Label #1406031020

1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. Cover price $1.25.

Superman (1987 2nd Series) 75D CGC 9.8 SS Jurgens Direct Variant 1st Printing

Paper: White

Signed by Dan Jurgens on 03/24/2014.

Label #1406031017

1st printing. Doomsday! Part 7 of 7. "Doomsday!" Story by Dan Jurgens. Art by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding. Here it is, the issue that rocked the DC Universe. An unstoppable force named Doomsday crash landed on Earth and has cut a swath of death and destruction across the country, all the way to Metropolis. Even the Justice League, the world's premiere super-team, was powerless before this creature's might. Now one man stands defiantly in Doomsday's way and vows that the creature's insanity stops here. Superman fights his strongest opponent to the death in the streets of Metropolis. Cover price $1.25.

Superman (2018 5th Series) 25C CGC 9.8 Reis Design 1:25 Variant

Paper: White

Reis Variant Cover

Label #1618445055

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Ivan Reis, Julio Ferreira and Danny Miki. Cover by Ivan Reis. New Villain Alert: Introducing Synmar! A colossal new threat to Superman, the planet Earth, and the DC Universe arrives on the scene in this special issue! The unique warrior called Synmar was created to represent an entire alien race. Hes trained his entire life—but for what purpose? As the antithesis of everything Superman stands for, Synmar launches his aggression toward Earth—to destroy the Man of Steel and every being on the planet! This is what Superman was born to protect us from! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

Superman Son of Kal-El (2021 DC) 1B CGC 9.8 Lee Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #3900896024

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by John Timms. Cover by Inhyuk Lee. Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. Hes traveled the galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father, Clark Kent, could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legions history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. Its time for the son to wear the cape of his father and bear the symbol of hope that has told the world who Superman really is. Join writer Tom Taylor (Nightwing, DCeased) and artist John Timms (Infinite Frontier) as they usher in a whole new era for the House of El! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

World's Finest (1941) 129 CGC 4.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4423956015

Cover pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. Joker-Luthor, Incorporated! starring Superman and Batman, script by Dave Wood, pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; Joker and Luthor team up to rob a large gem show. Health Myths Debunked! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Menace Of The Alien Fish starring Aquaman and Aqualad, art by Ramona Fradon; Aquaman and Aqualad help an alien who has crashed on Earth to round up three alien fish he brought with him. Menace of the Meteorites text story. The Iron Archer! starring Green Arrow, pencils by Lee Elias, inks by Lee Elias; Green Arrow and Speedy must stop a group of bank robbers with a robot that shoots arrows. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

World's Finest (1941) 222 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white

Label #4429896020

Cover art by Nick Cardy. Evil in Paradise starring Super Sons of Superman and Batman, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by Vince Colletta; The super-sons accompany two scientists with opposing views on the essential nature of man - good or evil - to a newly discovered civilization between South America and Antarctica; But when the experiment doesn't go the way one scientist expects, he interferes in it with deadly results. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

World's Finest (1941) 235 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4429897013

Cover pencils by Ernie Chan [as Ernie Chua], inks John Calnan. Superman's Stolen Birthday starring Superman and Batman, script by Bob Haney, pencils by Dick Dillin, inks by John Calnan; Superman and Batman battle a criminal mastermind named Cyclops. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.